work through
phrasal verb
worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.
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Parents can help their teens work through main character syndrome by encouraging teamwork, community involvement, and modeling empathy at home.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Rather than bringing those questions to the Duffer brothers, Bower worked through them privately.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
That means working through any necessary change management processes to ensure that the company’s employees buy into using the new tools, or if applied externally, to gauge customer usage.
—John Kell, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Dicus and Wallen did not provide details of what motivated Wallen to crash into Saldovar because of the case is still working through the court system.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Rather than bringing those questions to the Duffer brothers, Bower worked through them privately.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
That means working through any necessary change management processes to ensure that the company’s employees buy into using the new tools, or if applied externally, to gauge customer usage.
—John Kell, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Dicus and Wallen did not provide details of what motivated Wallen to crash into Saldovar because of the case is still working through the court system.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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